Educational and cultural Internet portal for foreigners learning Hungarian HUNGAROPORT Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of.

Educational and cultural Internet portal for foreigners learning Hungarian

HUNGAROPORT

Computer and Automation Research Institute,

Hungarian Academy of SciencesBNI Ltd.

What is Hungaroport?

Hungaroport is a language teaching portal for students who learn Hungarian as a foreign language

Target of the project The primary goal of the portal is to join

the dispersed user’s group by originating a forum to language learners

Offers a flexible language teaching and cultural information system

Assist users in raising their social mobility and in amending quality of life

Hungaroport

The portal provides general information to learn the

Hungarian language (language schools, learning materials, useful links, important information, etc.),

online interactive test-system and various online interactive materials, and e-learning consultation and technical

expertise.

Innovation Complex system for supporting

education Synchronous (group) methods Asynchronous (individual) methods Combination of the two methods

Possibility of continuous learning (from beginner to proficiency level)

Lifelong learning Open, customisable learning system

Online interactive test-system approximately 3.000 test exercises

(grouped by levels of knowledge and language categories)

Two types of testing method: an adaptive test of 150 steps and three

stages which the computer will use to determine user’s level of knowledge on a 7-level basis

the placement test, in which case user predetermines the assumed level of knowledge

Online interactive test-system (cont.)

Determination of test levels and functions in the interactive test-system follows

the recommendations of the European Council,

the ALTE framework, the requirements of ITK Origó

examination system

Online materials

At present on the portal can be found two courses (material)

Hungarian step-by-step Listening

Courses contain different types of grammar exercises

Exercises are presented by grouped into themes and levels of knowledge in predetermined order

Exercise types Fill in the blank, Complete the text Multiple Answer, Odd word out 1:1 drag&drop, 1:n drag&drop Picture choice, Multiple choice Find the right order True-False Pools, etc.

Evaluate, Answer, Start over buttons Evaluation: red-blue (true-false) colour

code

Hungarian step-by-step material Grammar exercises for beginners and

intermediate students Both level contains 25 steps (language

course units) Interactive exercises, grammatical

descriptions and examples in a separated window, controlling tests

User learns one phenomenon in each step

Storing test results

Listening material

Listening exercises for intermediate and higher intermediate students

The texts and exercises are grouped by themes and levels of knowledge

Real audio sounds with pre-built player Interactive exercises with feedback The written texts are provided to help

users have better understanding

User authentication, online payment

Logging in, registration for differentiating users

Storing courses and user results Full access to course materials (without any

registration and payment the portal can be used only in demo mode)

Users can buy predefined amount of user access hours (by connecting to the interface of the bank)

The URL address of Hungaroport:

http://www.hungaroport.hu

E-mail: bausz@sztaki.hulszabo@itk.hu